Improvement in fly-nets for horses



UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLY-NETS FOR HORSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,659, dated April 16, 1872; antedated March 29, 1872.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH OANTNER and DANI.. W. ZEIGLER, of Millheim, in the county ofOentre and State ot Pennsylvania7 have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Fly-Nets for Horses; and we do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being' had to the annexed drawing makin g apart of this specification, and to the letters and iignres of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing,` is a representation of an under-side plan view ot'our im proved net. Fig. 2 is a detached partial view ot' a net-rib, showing the mode of attaching the lashes.

This invention relates to the manufacture of ily-nets for horses; and the novelty consists in making the lashes of braided or woven cord with their ends unraveled, and withi metallic tips placed so as to let the scattered threads project beyond them as and for the purpose specified.

Referring to the drawing illustrating; this invention, B represents the longitudinal ribs of the net, made of stiii leather eut in strips. Each rib may be a single piece, or doubled and padded it desirable. B represents the lashingeords, which consist of lengths of braided or woven cord. They are stitched to the upper sides ot the ribs A, as shown in Fig. 2., at equal distances apart,` and hang down loosely on either side of the horse. In order to answer their purpose more fully their ends. are unraveled ashort distance, and the threads separated as a brush. Each end is furnished with a metallic band, O, out of which the unraveled threads project. These tips prevent the further separation ofthethreads, and form weights to keep the lashes down.

We claim as our invention- The ily-net herein described, consisting of the longitudinal ribs B and the braided cords A B having unraveled ends and provided with the metallic bands c arranged above the unraveled portion, substantially as described,A

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH CANTNER.

DANIEL W. ZEIGLER Witnesses: f

CEAS. H. HILL, JAMEs P. SMITH. 

